Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oystery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oys-tery
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.

Dated

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an oyster, especially in color or scent.

Example Sentences

"It strolls along her oystery lips, dipping in and pulling out. Now it moves to the back, and just rests its weight against her, like she's the inkpad for his fingerprint. it turns a little to nestle in, sealing against her."
"[…] chairs—their horsehair cushions holding that musty, oystery scent country parlors have—there was fat modern furniture in pastel shades surrounding a glass table supported on wrought-iron scrolls."
"A faint oystery light smudged the November sky outside the window."

Etymology

From oyster + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oyster

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

oysteries (plural) more oystery (comparative) most oystery (superlative)

Questions

What does oystery mean?: A fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
Where does oystery come from?: From oyster + -y.

How to pronounce oystery

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